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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing in their campsite under a canopy and near dining tables. The two women stand left-of-center. Mertie West stands slightly forward of Josie Shaw and looks to the camera. Josie Shaw stands behind her. She faces right, but turns to look to the camera as she appears to be holding a cloth or towel. To their left, dining tables stand with pots sitting atop them. Behind Josie, at left, shelving stores their supplies and towels hang to dry. At Mertie's right, chairs sit in row. A stick stands upright at center to prop up the canopy. A jacket and hat hang from the top of the stick. In the foreground, pots and pans litter the ground at left. In the distance at right, another tent is pitched. Text from negative sleeve: 860. Rock Creek trip 1941. Our camp. L to R: Josie Shaw. Mertie West
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0860_001 ark:/21198/zz002hrt9d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.) Camping--California--Mono County Canopies--California--Mono County Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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